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Created by | Saverio Costanzo |
Based on | Neapolitan Novels by Elena Ferrante |
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Narrated by | Alba Rohrwacher |
Composer | Max Richter |
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No. of seasons | 4 |
No. of episodes | 34 |
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Camera setup | Single-camera |
Running time | 43–67 minutes |
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Release | November 18, 2018 – November 11, 2024 |
My Brilliant Friend (Italian : L'amica geniale) is a Neapolitan- and Italian-language coming-of-age drama television series created by Saverio Costanzo for HBO, RAI, and TIMvision. Named after the first of four novels in the Neapolitan Novels series by Elena Ferrante, the series is an adaptation of the entire literary work into four seasons. [2] My Brilliant Friend is a co-production between Italian production companies Wildside, Fandango, The Apartment Pictures, Mowe and international film groups Umedia and Fremantle.
The first two episodes of the series were presented at the 75th Venice International Film Festival on September 2, 2018. [3] The first season, based on the first novel in the series, premiered on HBO on November 18, 2018, and on Rai 1 and TIMvision on November 27, 2018. [4] [5] [6] In December 2018, the series was renewed for a second season, based on the second novel in the series, The Story of a New Name . [7] The second season premiered on Rai 1 on February 10, 2020, and on HBO on March 16, 2020. [8] [9] The first two episodes of the second season were screened in selected Italian cinemas from January 27 to 29, 2020. [8]
In April 2020, the series was renewed for a third season, based on the third novel in the series, Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay . [10] The third season premiered on Rai 1 on February 6, 2022, and on HBO on February 28, 2022. [11] [12] In March 2022, the series was renewed for a fourth and final season, based on the final novel in the series, The Story of the Lost Child . [13] The first two episodes of the fourth and final season made its world premiere at the Tribeca Festival on August 20, 2024, and were presented at the 19th Rome Film Festival on October 25, 2024. [14] [15] The ten-episode fourth and final season premiered on HBO on September 9, 2024, and on Rai 1 on November 11, 2024. [16] [17]
The following actors are credited in the opening titles of a single episode of the series:
Season | Subtitle | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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1 | — | 8 | November 18, 2018 (HBO) November 27, 2018 (Rai 1) | December 10, 2018 (HBO) December 18, 2018 (Rai 1) | |
2 | The Story of a New Name Storia del nuovo cognome | 8 | February 10, 2020 (Rai 1) March 16, 2020 (HBO) | March 2, 2020 (Rai 1) May 4, 2020 (HBO) | |
3 | Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay Storia di chi fugge e di chi resta | 8 | February 6, 2022 (Rai 1) February 28, 2022 (HBO) | February 27, 2022 (Rai 1) April 18, 2022 (HBO) | |
4 | The Story of the Lost Child Storia della bambina perduta | 10 | September 9, 2024 (HBO) November 11, 2024 (Rai 1) | November 11, 2024 (HBO) December 9, 2024 (Rai 1) |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S./Italy viewers (millions) |
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1 | 1 | "The Dolls" "Le bambole" | Saverio Costanzo | Elena Ferrante, Francesco Piccolo, Laura Paolucci and Saverio Costanzo | November 18, 2018 (HBO) November 27, 2018 (Rai 1) | 0.242 [20] and 7.458 [21] |
2 | 2 | "The Money" "I soldi" | Saverio Costanzo | Elena Ferrante, Francesco Piccolo, Laura Paolucci and Saverio Costanzo | November 19, 2018 (HBO) November 27, 2018 (Rai 1) | 0.128 [22] and 6.729 [21] |
3 | 3 | "Metamorphoses" [b] "Le metamorfosi" | Saverio Costanzo | Elena Ferrante, Francesco Piccolo, Laura Paolucci and Saverio Costanzo | November 25, 2018 (HBO) December 4, 2018 (Rai 1) | 0.244 [23] and 7.302 [24] |
4 | 4 | "Dissolving Boundaries" [b] "La smarginatura" | Saverio Costanzo | Elena Ferrante, Francesco Piccolo, Laura Paolucci and Saverio Costanzo | November 26, 2018 (HBO) December 4, 2018 (Rai 1) | 0.151 [25] and 6.725 [24] |
5 | 5 | "The Shoes" "Le scarpe" | Saverio Costanzo | Elena Ferrante, Francesco Piccolo, Laura Paolucci and Saverio Costanzo | December 2, 2018 (HBO) December 11, 2018 (Rai 1) | 0.291 [26] and 6.699 [27] |
6 | 6 | "The Island" "L'isola" | Saverio Costanzo | Elena Ferrante, Francesco Piccolo, Laura Paolucci and Saverio Costanzo | December 3, 2018 (HBO) December 11, 2018 (Rai 1) | 0.210 [28] and 6.699 [27] |
7 | 7 | "The Fiancés" "I fidanzati" | Saverio Costanzo | Elena Ferrante, Francesco Piccolo, Laura Paolucci and Saverio Costanzo | December 9, 2018 (HBO) December 18, 2018 (Rai 1) | 0.318 [29] and 6.974 [30] |
8 | 8 | "The Promise" "La promessa" | Saverio Costanzo | Elena Ferrante, Francesco Piccolo, Laura Paolucci and Saverio Costanzo | December 10, 2018 (HBO) December 18, 2018 (Rai 1) | 0.228 [31] and 6.620 [30] |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S./Italy viewers (millions) |
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9 | 1 | "The New Name" "Il nuovo cognome" | Saverio Costanzo | Elena Ferrante, Francesco Piccolo, Laura Paolucci and Saverio Costanzo | February 10, 2020 (Rai 1) March 16, 2020 (HBO) | 0.148 [32] and 7.099 [33] |
10 | 2 | "The Body" "Il corpo" | Saverio Costanzo | Elena Ferrante, Francesco Piccolo, Laura Paolucci and Saverio Costanzo | February 10, 2020 (Rai 1) March 23, 2020 (HBO) | 0.147 [34] and 6.452 [33] |
11 | 3 | "Erasure" "Scancellare" | Saverio Costanzo | Elena Ferrante, Francesco Piccolo, Laura Paolucci and Saverio Costanzo | February 17, 2020 (Rai 1) March 30, 2020 (HBO) | 0.120 [35] and 6.842 [36] |
12 | 4 | "The Kiss" "Il bacio" | Alice Rohrwacher | Elena Ferrante, Francesco Piccolo, Laura Paolucci and Saverio Costanzo | February 17, 2020 (Rai 1) April 6, 2020 (HBO) | 0.141 [37] and 6.235 [36] |
13 | 5 | "The Betrayal" "Il tradimento" | Alice Rohrwacher | Elena Ferrante, Francesco Piccolo, Laura Paolucci and Saverio Costanzo | February 24, 2020 (Rai 1) April 13, 2020 (HBO) | 0.196 [38] and 6.585 [39] |
14 | 6 | "Rage" "La rabbia" | Saverio Costanzo | Elena Ferrante, Francesco Piccolo, Laura Paolucci and Saverio Costanzo | February 24, 2020 (Rai 1) April 20, 2020 (HBO) | 0.134 [40] and 6.053 [39] |
15 | 7 | "Ghosts" "I fantasmi" | Saverio Costanzo | Elena Ferrante, Francesco Piccolo, Laura Paolucci and Saverio Costanzo | March 2, 2020 (Rai 1) April 27, 2020 (HBO) | 0.159 [41] and 7.110 [42] |
16 | 8 | "The Blue Fairy" "La fata blu" | Saverio Costanzo | Elena Ferrante, Francesco Piccolo, Laura Paolucci and Saverio Costanzo | March 2, 2020 (Rai 1) May 4, 2020 (HBO) | 0.130 [43] and 6.757 [42] |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S./Italy viewers (millions) |
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17 | 1 | "Indecencies" "Sconcezze" | Daniele Luchetti | Elena Ferrante, Francesco Piccolo, Laura Paolucci and Saverio Costanzo | February 6, 2022 (Rai 1) [c] February 28, 2022 (HBO) | 0.130 [44] and 4.837 [45] |
18 | 2 | "The Fever" "La febbre" | Daniele Luchetti | Elena Ferrante, Francesco Piccolo, Laura Paolucci and Saverio Costanzo | February 6, 2022 (Rai 1) [c] March 7, 2022 (HBO) | 0.149 [46] and 4.475 [45] |
19 | 3 | "The Treatment" "La cura" | Daniele Luchetti | Elena Ferrante, Francesco Piccolo, Laura Paolucci and Saverio Costanzo | February 13, 2022 (Rai 1) March 14, 2022 (HBO) | 0.124 [47] and 4.940 [48] |
20 | 4 | "Cold War" "Guerra fredda" | Daniele Luchetti | Elena Ferrante, Francesco Piccolo, Laura Paolucci and Saverio Costanzo | February 13, 2022 (Rai 1) March 21, 2022 (HBO) | 0.141 [49] and 4.753 [48] |
21 | 5 | "Terror" "Terrore" | Daniele Luchetti | Elena Ferrante, Francesco Piccolo, Laura Paolucci and Saverio Costanzo | February 20, 2022 (Rai 1) March 28, 2022 (HBO) | 0.077 [50] and 4.669 [51] |
22 | 6 | "Becoming" "Diventare" | Daniele Luchetti | Elena Ferrante, Francesco Piccolo, Laura Paolucci and Saverio Costanzo | February 20, 2022 (Rai 1) April 4, 2022 (HBO) | 0.049 [52] and 4.589 [51] |
23 | 7 | "Try Again" "Ancora tu" | Daniele Luchetti | Elena Ferrante, Francesco Piccolo, Laura Paolucci and Saverio Costanzo | February 27, 2022 (Rai 1) April 11, 2022 (HBO) | 0.108 [53] and 4.294 [54] |
24 | 8 | "Those Who Leave, Those Who Stay" "Chi fugge, chi resta" | Daniele Luchetti | Elena Ferrante, Francesco Piccolo, Laura Paolucci and Saverio Costanzo | February 27, 2022 (Rai 1) April 18, 2022 (HBO) | 0.074 [55] and 4.112 [54] |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S./Italy viewers (millions) |
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25 | 1 | "The Separation" "La separazione" | Laura Bispuri | Elena Ferrante, Francesco Piccolo, Laura Paolucci and Saverio Costanzo | September 9, 2024 (HBO) November 11, 2024 (Rai 1) | N/A and 3.968 [56] |
26 | 2 | "Dispersion" [d] "La dispersione" | Laura Bispuri | Elena Ferrante, Francesco Piccolo, Laura Paolucci and Saverio Costanzo | September 16, 2024 (HBO) November 11, 2024 (Rai 1) | N/A and 3.332 [56] |
27 | 3 | "Compromises" "I compromessi" | Laura Bispuri | Elena Ferrante, Francesco Piccolo, Laura Paolucci and Saverio Costanzo | September 23, 2024 (HBO) November 18, 2024 (Rai 1) | N/A and 3.612 [57] |
28 | 4 | "Earthquake" [d] "Terremoto" | Laura Bispuri | Elena Ferrante, Francesco Piccolo, Laura Paolucci and Saverio Costanzo | September 30, 2024 (HBO) November 18, 2024 (Rai 1) | N/A and 3.200 [57] |
29 | 5 | "The Break" [d] "La frattura" | Laura Bispuri | Elena Ferrante, Francesco Piccolo, Laura Paolucci and Saverio Costanzo | October 7, 2024 (HBO) November 25, 2024 (Rai 1) | N/A and 3.619 [58] |
30 | 6 | "The Cheat" "L'imbroglio" | Laura Bispuri | Elena Ferrante, Francesco Piccolo, Laura Paolucci and Saverio Costanzo | October 14, 2024 (HBO) November 25, 2024 (Rai 1) | N/A and 3.190 [58] |
31 | 7 | "The Return" "Il ritorno" | Laura Bispuri | Elena Ferrante, Francesco Piccolo, Laura Paolucci and Saverio Costanzo | October 21, 2024 (HBO) December 2, 2024 (Rai 1) | N/A and 3.125 [59] |
32 | 8 | "The Investigation" "L'indagine" | Laura Bispuri | Elena Ferrante, Francesco Piccolo, Laura Paolucci and Saverio Costanzo | October 28, 2024 (HBO) December 2, 2024 (Rai 1) | N/A and 3.125 [59] |
33 | 9 | "The Disappearance" "La scomparsa" | Laura Bispuri | Elena Ferrante, Francesco Piccolo, Laura Paolucci and Saverio Costanzo | November 4, 2024 (HBO) December 9, 2024 (Rai 1) | N/A and 3.314 [60] |
34 | 10 | "The Restitution" [d] "La restituzione" | Laura Bispuri | Elena Ferrante, Francesco Piccolo, Laura Paolucci and Saverio Costanzo | November 11, 2024 (HBO) December 9, 2024 (Rai 1) | N/A and 2.814 [60] |
Commissioned by Rai Fiction, HBO and TIMvision, the first season was produced by Italian production companies Wildside and Fandango and international film group Umedia. [4] TIMvision withdrew from the project after the first season, [61] while production companies The Apartment Pictures and Mowe joined production for the second season. [62]
On February 18, 2020, Gaia Girace announced that she would leave the series after playing Lila in three episodes of the third season, as a new and older actress would be cast for the following episodes. [63] However, the director of the third season, Daniele Luchetti, later opted to retain Girace and Mazzucco for the duration of the season. [64]
The score of the series was composed by Max Richter.
My Brilliant Friend (TV Series Soundtrack) | ||||
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Released | December 7, 2018 | |||
Genre | Soundtrack | |||
Length | 36:15 | |||
Label | Deutsche Grammophon | |||
Max Richter chronology | ||||
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Singles from My Brilliant Friend (TV Series Soundtrack) | ||||
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The soundtrack album for the first season was released by Deutsche Grammophon on December 7, 2018, for digital download. [65] It was preceded by the release of the single "Elena & Lila" on November 30, 2018.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Elena & Lila" | 4:53 |
2. | "Whispers" | 3:41 |
3. | "Your Reflection" | 3:35 |
4. | "The Days Go By" | 2:43 |
5. | "Interior Dialogues" | 1:37 |
6. | "In the Dark" | 2:30 |
7. | "In Spite of All" | 2:10 |
8. | "Brilliant Clouds" | 1:11 |
9. | "In Remembrance of You" | 4:57 |
10. | "Shimmering Clouds" | 1:15 |
11. | "She Was Running" | 2:08 |
12. | "Our Reflection" | 5:35 |
Total length: | 36:15 |
The first season features additional material from Richter's solo discography. [66]
All music is composed by Max Richter
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Spring 1" (from the album Recomposed by Max Richter: Vivaldi – The Four Seasons , 2012) | Max Richter, Antonio Vivaldi | 2:31 |
2. | "Summer 2" (from the album Recomposed by Max Richter: Vivaldi – The Four Seasons, 2012) | Richter, Vivaldi | 3:59 |
3. | "Cypher" (from the single Cypher, 2018) | 7:43 | |
4. | "Aria 2 – Pt. 1" (from the album Sleep , 2015) | 1:19 | |
5. | "Infra 5" (from the album Infra , 2010) | 5:16 | |
6. | "Infra 8" (from the album Infra, 2010) | 3:21 | |
7. | "Love Song (Cascade)" (from the album Perfect Sense , 2011) | 1:02 | |
8. | "Organum" (from the album The Blue Notebooks , 2004) | 3:13 | |
9. | "Dream 13 (Minus Even)" (from the album From Sleep , 2015) | 8:52 | |
10. | "Vladimir's Blues" (from the album The Blue Notebooks, 2004) | 1:18 | |
11. | "Iconography" (from the album The Blue Notebooks, 2004) | 3:38 | |
12. | "Chorale/Glow – Pt. 1" (from the album Sleep, 2015) | 2:00 | |
13. | "Circles from The Rue Simon – Crubellier" (from the album 24 Postcards in Full Colour , 2008) | 1:04 | |
14. | "Dream 19 (Pulse) – Pt. 6" (from the album Sleep, 2015) | 3:17 | |
15. | "Interior Dreams an Idea" (from the album Henry May Long, 2009) | 2:18 | |
16. | "Kierling/Doubt" (from the album 24 Postcards in Full Colour, 2008) | 0:50 | |
17. | "Space 11 (Invisible Pages Over)" (from the album From Sleep, 2015) | 5:15 | |
18. | "Space 17 (Chains) – Pt. 7" (from the album Sleep, 2015) | 1:08 | |
19. | "Space 21 (Petrichor)" (from the album From Sleep, 2015) | 4:47 | |
20. | "Sublunar – Pt. 1" (from the album Sleep, 2015) | 1:29 |
My Brilliant Friend, Season 2 (TV Series Soundtrack) | ||||
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Released | May 1, 2020 | |||
Genre | Soundtrack | |||
Length | 54:51 | |||
Label | Deutsche Grammophon | |||
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The soundtrack album for the second season was released by Deutsche Grammophon on May 1, 2020, for digital download. [67] The soundtrack features material from Richter's solo discography.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Elena and Lila (Titles Season 2)" | 1:13 |
2. | "Sub Piano (MBF Version)" (from the album Infra , 2010) | 0:49 |
3. | "Protest March (Pt. 1)" | 1:09 |
4. | "Protest March (Pt. 2)" | 2:32 |
5. | "Organum (MBF Version)" (from the album The Blue Notebooks , 2004) | 3:15 |
6. | "Leo (MBF Version)" (from the reissue of the album Songs from Before , 2014) | 2:11 |
7. | "She Won't Answer" | 2:35 |
8. | "The Young Mariner (MBF Version)" (from the album Henry May Long, 2009) | 4:06 |
9. | "Harmonium (MBF Version)" (from the album Songs from Before, 2006) | 4:25 |
10. | "Cinema Music" | 6:28 |
11. | "Don't Put Sad Ideas In My Head / All By Themselves" | 3:21 |
12. | "Winter 2 (MBF Version)" (from the album Recomposed by Max Richter: Vivaldi – The Four Seasons , 2012) | 2:53 |
13. | "Return 16 (time capsule) [Edit]" (from the album Sleep , 2015) | 9:14 |
14. | "moth-like stars (Edit)" (from the album Sleep, 2015) | 10:40 |
Total length: | 54:51 |
My Brilliant Friend, Season 3 (Original Soundtrack) | ||||
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Released | March 4, 2022 | |||
Genre | Soundtrack | |||
Length | 29:47 | |||
Label | Deutsche Grammophon | |||
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The soundtrack album for the third season was released by Deutsche Grammophon on March 4, 2022, for digital download. [68] The soundtrack features material from Richter's solo discography.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Romance I" | 1:57 |
2. | "Leo (MBF Version)" (from the reissue of the album Songs from Before , 2014) | 2:11 |
3. | "Spring 1 (MBF Version)" (from the album Recomposed by Max Richter: Vivaldi – The Four Seasons , 2012) | 2:32 |
4. | "Romance II" | 1:40 |
5. | "This Picture Of Us. P." (from the album 24 Postcards in Full Colour , 2008) | 1:38 |
6. | "Sub Piano (MBF Version)" (from the album Infra , 2010) | 0:49 |
7. | "Fragment" (from the album Songs from Before, 2006) | 1:44 |
8. | "Romance III" | 1:55 |
9. | "Vladimir's Blues" (from the album The Blue Notebooks , 2004) | 1:21 |
10. | "Romance IV" | 1:39 |
11. | "Romance V" | 1:41 |
12. | "moth-like stars (Edit)" (from the album Sleep , 2015) | 10:40 |
Total length: | 29:47 |
My Brilliant Friend, Season 4 (Original Soundtrack) | ||||
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Released | September 27, 2024 | |||
Genre | Soundtrack | |||
Length | 39:07 | |||
Label | Deutsche Grammophon | |||
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The soundtrack album for the fourth and final season was released by Deutsche Grammophon on September 27, 2024, for digital download. [69] The soundtrack features material from Richter's solo discography.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Spring 1 (MBF Version)" (from the album Recomposed by Max Richter: Vivaldi – The Four Seasons , 2012) | 2:31 |
2. | "Sub Piano" (from the album Infra , 2010) | 0:49 |
3. | "An Earthquake" | 5:12 |
4. | "In Remembrance of You" (from My Brilliant Friend (TV Series Soundtrack)) | 4:57 |
5. | "A Comic Grotesque" | 3:58 |
6. | "Shadow 5" (from the album Recomposed by Max Richter: Vivaldi – The Four Seasons, 2012) | 2:59 |
7. | "Summer 2" (from the album Recomposed by Max Richter: Vivaldi – The Four Seasons, 2012) | 3:59 |
8. | "Organum" (from the album The Blue Notebooks , 2004) | 3:13 |
9. | "Interior Dreams an Idea" (from the album Henry May Long, 2009) | 2:17 |
10. | "Summer 1" (from the album Recomposed by Max Richter: Vivaldi – The Four Seasons, 2012) | 4:11 |
11. | "A Folly" | 3:12 |
12. | "Autumn 3" (from the album Recomposed by Max Richter: Vivaldi – The Four Seasons, 2012) | 1:44 |
Total length: | 39:07 |
On Rotten Tomatoes, the first season has a 93% rating with an average score of 8.4 out of 10 based on 57 reviews. The site's critical consensus is, "My Brilliant Friend is an expansive epic that gleans rapturous beauty from the most desolate of circumstances, but it is the intimacy between the central duo – and the remarkable performances that bring them to life – that audiences will remember most vividly". [70] On Metacritic, it has a score of 87 out of 100 based on 20 reviews. [71] Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett of The Guardian stated "How revolutionary it still feels to see female friendship explored onscreen in this way. It goes without saying that it takes the Bechdel test and turns it into ragù." [72]
On Rotten Tomatoes, the second season has a 100% rating with an average score of 9.5 out of 10 based on 15 reviews. The site's critical consensus is, "Gorgeously shot and full of incredible performances, My Brilliant Friend's second season expands its small world with rich results." [73] On Metacritic, it has a score of 92 out of 100 based on 8 reviews. [74]
On Rotten Tomatoes, the third season has a 100% rating with an average score of 9.2 out of 10 based on 13 reviews. [75] On Metacritic, it has a score of 96 out of 100 based on 6 reviews. [76]
Association | Year [e] | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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Ciak d'oro | 2019 | Serial Movie | My Brilliant Friend [f] | Won | [77] |
Critics' Choice Awards | 2019 | Best Drama Series | My Brilliant Friend | Nominated | [78] |
2023 | Best Foreign Language Series | My Brilliant Friend | Nominated | [79] | |
2025 | Best Foreign Language Series | My Brilliant Friend | Pending | [80] | |
Diversity Media Awards | 2019 | Best Italian Series | My Brilliant Friend | Won [g] | [81] |
Dorian Awards | 2022 | Best Non-English Language TV Show | My Brilliant Friend | Nominated | [82] |
Globo d'oro | 2019 | Best TV Series | My Brilliant Friend | Nominated | [83] |
Best Breakthrough Actress | Ludovica Nasti | Won | |||
2020 | Best TV Series | My Brilliant Friend | Nominated | [84] | |
Gotham Awards | 2019 | Breakthrough Series – Long Form | My Brilliant Friend [h] | Nominated | [85] |
Il Luogo della Lingua Festival | 2019 | Placito Capuano Award | Saverio Costanzo | Won | [86] |
Monte-Carlo Television Festival | 2019 | Best Drama TV Series | My Brilliant Friend | Won | [87] |
Nastro d'Argento | 2022 | Best TV Series | My Brilliant Friend | Nominated | [88] |
Best Supporting Actor | Eduardo Scarpetta | Won [i] | |||
Peabody Awards | 2019 | Entertainment | HBO Entertainment in association with Rai Fiction, TIMvision and Wildside, Fandango, and Umedia | Nominated | [89] |
Premi Flaiano | 2019 | Presidency Award | Elisa Del Genio, Ludovica Nasti | Won | [90] |
2022 | Best Director | Daniele Luchetti | Won | [91] | |
Premio Biagio Agnes | 2020 | Fiction | My Brilliant Friend | Won | [92] |
Premios Ondas | 2020 | International Television | My Brilliant Friend | Won | [93] |
RdC Awards | 2018 | Navicella TV Award | My Brilliant Friend [j] | Won | [94] |
Shanghai Television Festival | 2019 | Best Foreign TV Miniseries | My Brilliant Friend | Nominated | [95] |
2020 | Best Foreign TV Series | My Brilliant Friend | Won | [96] | |
Sichuan Television Festival | 2023 | Best Television Series | My Brilliant Friend | Nominated | [97] |
Best Actress in a Leading Role for a Television Series | Margherita Mazzucco | Won | |||
Best Actress in a Supporting Role for a Television Series | Anna Rita Vitolo | Nominated | |||
Best Screenplay for a Television Series | Elena Ferrante, Francesco Piccolo, Laura Paolucci, Saverio Costanzo | Won |
On April 2, 2019, HBO Home Entertainment released the first season on DVD and Digital in Region 1. [98]
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Barry is an American black comedy crime drama television series created by Alec Berg and Bill Hader that premiered on HBO on March 25, 2018, and concluded on May 28, 2023, after four seasons and 32 episodes. Hader stars as Barry Berkman, a former U.S. Marine from Cleveland who works as a hitman; upon traveling to Los Angeles to kill a target, he finds himself joining an acting class taught by Gene Cousineau, where he meets aspiring actress Sally Reed and begins to question his path in life as he deals with his criminal associates such as Monroe Fuches and NoHo Hank.
Room 104 is an American anthology television series created by Mark Duplass and Jay Duplass, first broadcast on HBO between 2017 and 2020.
Insecure is an American comedy-drama television series created by Issa Rae and Larry Wilmore, and is partially based on Rae's acclaimed web series Awkward Black Girl. The series is about the awkward experiences of a contemporary African-American woman. The series premiered online on September 23, 2016, via HBO Now and HBO Go, before airing weekly on HBO from October 9, 2016.
The Chi is an American drama television series created by Lena Waithe about life in a neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago. It premiered on Showtime on January 7, 2018. In August 2022, the series was renewed for a sixth season. On June 21, 2023, it was announced that the sixth season would consist of 16 episodes split into two parts. Part 1 premiered on August 6, 2023, and part 2 premiered on May 12, 2024. In May 2024, the series was renewed for a seventh season.
Here and Now is an American drama television series created by Alan Ball. The series consists of 10 episodes and premiered on HBO on February 11, 2018. Starring Holly Hunter and Tim Robbins, the series focuses on a contemporary multiracial family in the Portland area. The show's plot involves many issues including race, identity, and mental illness.
Miz & Mrs. is an American reality television series that premiered on July 24, 2018 on USA Network. The series, a spin-off of Total Divas, follows the lives of Mike "The Miz" Mizanin and Maryse Mizanin in and out of the wrestling ring. The show includes fifty 30-minute episodes. Season 1 follows the couple leading up to the birth of their first child. Mike and Maryse also serve as executive producers of the show. In April 2019, USA Network renewed the series for a second season which premiered on January 29, 2020. The show was renewed for a third season in October 2021, which premiered on June 6, 2022.
The Righteous Gemstones is an American crime comedy drama television series created by Danny McBride that premiered on August 18, 2019, on HBO. The series follows a famous and dysfunctional family of televangelists. It stars McBride, Adam DeVine, Edi Patterson, Tony Cavalero, Cassidy Freeman, Gregory Alan Williams, Tim Baltz, and John Goodman. The series has aired three seasons, and was renewed for a fourth in 2023.
Breeders is a dark comedy television series created by Martin Freeman, Chris Addison and Simon Blackwell. The series follows two parents who struggle with parenthood and is partially based on Freeman's own experiences. Freeman plays one of the two leads in the series and is also an executive producer on the show along with Addison and Blackwell.
Industry is a television drama series that premiered in 2020. Created by former bankers Mickey Down and Konrad Kay, the show's first season follows a group of young graduates competing for permanent positions at Pierpoint & Co, a prestigious investment bank in London.
Somebody Somewhere is an American comedy drama television series starring Bridget Everett that was created by Hannah Bos and Paul Thureen. Set in Manhattan, Kansas, the series follows Sam (Everett) as she returns to her hometown and navigates life after the death of her sister.